Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 18671

Hunting Act 2004

Tabled: 9 December 2024
Answered: 15 January 2025

Question

Ian Byrne

LabourLiverpool West Derby

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the effectiveness of the Hunting Act 2004.

Answer

Mary Creagh
Defra holds no data on the adequacy of the effectiveness of the Hunting Act 2004 as the enforcement of the Hunting Act is an operational matter for the police.